CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current Assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 399,762	$ 309,861
Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,251 in 2014 and $4,416 in 2013	406,976	438,221
Inventories	311,072us-gaap_InventoryNet	353,159us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepayments and other	96,128	97,170
Total Current Assets	1,213,938us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	1,198,411us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Buildings and improvements	353,683us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross	377,300us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross
Machinery and equipment	1,919,507us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross	1,982,195us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	2,273,190	2,359,495
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,484,546)	(1,518,894)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	788,644	840,601
Land	23,011us-gaap_Land	24,061us-gaap_Land
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	811,655us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	864,662us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other Assets:
Investments in affiliates	5,760	8,243
Goodwill	329,741us-gaap_Goodwill	358,865us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible assets	40,045us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	49,951us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Miscellaneous	36,051us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	17,630us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total Other Assets	411,597	434,689
Total Assets	2,437,190us-gaap_Assets	2,497,762us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities:
Notes payable	233,284us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings	138,445us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Current maturities of long-term obligations	18,692	1,325
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	352,762	403,051
Total Current Liabilities	604,738us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	542,821us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Total long-term obligations	588,892	354,814
Deferred Liabilities and Other:
Deferred income taxes	25,521	42,072
Retirement and deferred compensation plans	109,517	71,883
Deferred and other non-current liabilities	4,606us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	5,864us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Commitments and contingencies
Total Deferred Liabilities and Other	139,644	119,819
AptarGroup, Inc. stockholders' equity
Common stock, $.01 par value, 199 million shares authorized, and 86.3 and 85.4 million shares issued at 2014 and 2013, respectively	862us-gaap_CommonStockValue	853us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Capital in excess of par value	507,313	493,947
Retained earnings	1,740,005	1,619,419
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(110,045)	109,751
Less: Treasury stock at cost, 24.3 million and 20.0 million shares in 2014 and 2013, respectively	(1,034,728)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(744,213)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total AptarGroup, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	1,103,407us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	1,479,757us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	509us-gaap_MinorityInterest	551us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,103,916	1,480,308
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 2,437,190	$ 2,497,762

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred and payable to vendors and the fair value of all liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments, all of which are expected to be extinguished or otherwise disposed of within a year or the normal operating cycle.

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